Here are the Capital News Service stories tentatively scheduled to move Tuesday, Nov. 3. If you have any questions, please call Rafael Lorente in the Annapolis bureau at 410-626-1008 (cell phone is 202-841-2375) or Adrianne Flynn in the Washington bureau at 202-628-1677 (cell phone is 301-512-0074), or you may e-mail us at rlorente@jmail.umd.edu or aflynn@jmail.umd.edu. Thank you.

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WASHINGTON - More than 130 small business owners from around the nation, including three Marylanders, met with state legislators and federal officials in the Capitol Hill and the White House Tuesday to address their concerns regarding the impact of increasing health insurance cost on their businesses and lives. Slug: CNS-Health Biz. About 500 words.

By Sharmina Manandhar.<

BALTIMORE -Maryland congressional spouses gathered at the Maryland Food Bank Tuesday to sponsor "Elect to End Hunger," where they helped to pack food boxes for those in need during the holiday season. Myrna Cardin, Ellen Bartlett, Kathyrn Van Hollen, and others were accompanied by more than 90 volunteers to help reach their goal of packing 4,800 boxes, which included a turkey. Slug: CNS-Congressional Spouses. About 450 words. With photos.

By Laura Gurfein.<

ANNAPOLIS - A significant portion of the state's land is vulnerable to development, which might hinder the state's land preservation goals, said Joe Tassone, the Department of Planning's Director of Land and Water Resource Planning, at a legislative hearing Tuesday. Although most counties support land preservation, many must stabilize their land base by making difficult changes to their zoning and land use regulations, or land preservation will not work. Slug: CNS-Land Use. About 400 words.

By Catherine Krikstan.<

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